Tim Raines, Jr.

Infobox MLB player


width = 150px
name = Tim Raines Jr.
team = Arizona Diamondbacks
number = 11
position = Outfielder
birthdate = birth date and age|1979|8|31
birthplace = city-state|Memphis|Tennessee
bats = Switch
throws = Right
debutdate = October 1
debutyear = 2001
debutteam = Baltimore Orioles
statyear = 2007
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .213
stat2label = Home runs
stat2value = 0
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 7
teams =
*Baltimore Orioles (by|2001, by|2003-by|2004)

Timothy Raines, Jr. (born August 31, 1979 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an outfielder who plays in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization with the Tucson Sidewinders. He was with the Baltimore Orioles organization through by|2005, playing for the Orioles in by|2001 and by|2003-by|2004. He played for the New Orleans Zephyrs and Harrisburg Senators in by|2006. Raines is a switch-hitter and throws right-handed. He is the son of former major league outfielder Tim Raines.

In a three-season career, Raines is a .212 hitter with seven RBI and no home runs in 75 games.

Fact

*On October 4, 2001, Raines, Jr. played center field and his father Tim Raines, Sr. played left field, in an Orioles' 5-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox. They became the second major league father-son duo to play in the same game, matching the feat turned by Ken Griffey, Sr. and Ken Griffey, Jr. (with the Seattle Mariners, on August 31, by|1990).

ee also

* List of second generation MLB players

External links

* [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6838 ESPN (profile and daily updates)]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/raineti02.shtml Baseball Reference (statistics and analysis)]